Taking Sides: Kreucht & Fleucht vs DE9 Transitions

DE9 is sort of different from his usual but I still never really got into it....

I prefer Body Language to either, to be honest.

Body Language is kind of a great "mixed compilation"... with all the slight disjointedness (all bases covered), sometimes uncomfortable transtions and not-so-great tracks that implies.

I have to be in the mood for DE9:Transitions (slooooooooow build) but I do like it (hell of a pay-off for the wait). Ronan OTM, but I like techno so it makes no odds to me... I think I've remarked before though that he is the gateway point for "straight" techno disciples to all this stuff isn't he? (tweaking/changing it to suit his own/their own ends). I'm not going to hold that against him though.

I've probably played Kiki's Boogy Bytes Vol.1 more than either of them! :-O

Also, I don't understand the hate for that Slam track on K&F. Seems all right to me. The track I hate is John Tejada's "Paranoia". (Arch spoken-word shit always ruins tracks for me.)

What is the spoken word track in the middle of Transitions (the one about doing yoga?)

jimnaseum, That awful line in "This World" is from the chorus, which doesn't appear in the Robag Wruhme Remix that Eulberg uses. The rest of the lyrics are still preachy and unsophisticated but it doesn't bother me too much. (In any case, I like Fleucht more than Kreucht.)

geeta otm

If I had to pick one, it would be the Mixmag Live disc (http://www.discogs.com/release/75030) -- cool track selections, the buildups have great payoffs and you don't have to wait 25 minutes for them.

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The comment on discogs is totally correct -- it's like a four-hour Hawtin set condensed into one hour. He starts with fairly stripped-down tracks, there's an incredible build up (highlights courtesy of his own stuff), then he cuts off "Spastik" WAY too early for some reason, then he plays some wierd shit as the mix appears to lose its sense of direction, then he recovers and there's another great build as Richie knows his night is almost over so he grabs a beer and starts shmoozing with people in the booth while letting some amazing track play out for ten minutes.

So, yeah, DE:9 because it's a nice coherent listen.

K&F!

not quite the same buti consider the b-side of this to be the most annyonig unnecessary vocal that ive heard recently. the tune itself is awesome in that brutal calculated perfect poker flat shiny you-will-dance kinda way.

I kind of agree with this reference to Kreucht, but I listen to Fleucht all the time and it always hits the spot ....

haven't heard DE9 so I can't really answer the question at hand.

are there any 2006 mixes to rival K&F and Body Language? I haven't bought any of this type of music yet this year.

http://www.jefferymac.com/music/JefferyMac_The_Subtle_Energies.mp3

hope he doesn't mind if i post it. out of the two though, i would go with k&f, i enjoyed that more thatn any other mix hawtin did, except probably the mixmag live thing.

Agree the Luciano SciFi Hi-Fi mix on Soma looks strong.

fabric 27 - audion - released 20/3 (UK)
fabric 2? - villalobos - released ?????
body language 2 - released ????
full body workout 2 - released ?????
luciano sci fi hi fi - released 27/3 ?????
booka shade - movements - released 12/5

theres a bunch more stuff im waiting for but have forgotten - what is it?

I think Villalobos' Fabric may be 3x. doesn't sound like he's made much progress.

Have there been any other mixes as ambitious as DE9 Transitions in the last couple of years?